Taking Bus at Shanghai

When To Choose A Bus

1. Shanghai buses can be extremely crowded in rush hours and some of them are not totally clean. But buses on busy shopping streets or connecting major attractions are in excellent condition and during off-peak hours it is a pleasure to ride in them.
2. But we do not recommend you to use bus since it is crowded and often gets caught in jam. Taxi and metro are your first choices.

How To Get On A Bus

1. Many Shanghai buses have no conductor. You should get on by the front door and put money into a box beside the driver. The back door is for getting off.
2. You'd better keep some loose change for riding such
   no-conductor buses. The box will not return change if you give it a big note and the drivers are not allowed to handle cash.

When You Are On A Bus

1. Once in the bus, keep your valuables tucked away since pick pocketing is easy under such conditions, and foreigners make juicy targets
2. You will see several yellow seats on each bus. They are reserved for seniors, children, the sick, disabled, pregnant and anyone carrying a baby. The conductor or driver may ask people to give up those seats.